News: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved SPREE 2025 during its 196th ESI Corporation Meeting held in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
About SPREE 2025
- It is a special initiative aimed at expanding social security coverage under the ESI Act.
- Aim: It is aiming to bring left-out establishments and workers into the ESI fold and ensure broader social protection.
- Full name: Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees
- Launched by: Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Labour & Employment
- Features: The scheme will be active from 1st July to 31st December 2025 and provides a one-time opportunity for unregistered employers and employees—including contractual and temporary workers—to enrol without facing inspections or demands for past dues.
- Under SPREE 2025:
- Employers can register their units and employees digitally through the ESIC portal, Shram Suvidha and MCA portal.
- Registration will be considered valid from the date declared by the employer.
- No contribution or benefit will apply for periods prior to registration.
- No inspection or demand for past records will be made for the pre-registration period.
- Benefits
- inclusive and accessible social security
- simplified registration process
- offering immunity from retrospective liabilities
